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The Impossible is 'beautifully accurate', writes tsunami survivorhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/jan/04/the-impossible-beautifully-accurate-film
Guardian reader Simon Jenkins was in Thailand when the 2004 tsunami struck. Here he responds to criticisms leveled at The Impossible, which suggested the film overlooked the majority of the disaster's victims<p><em>Simon Jenkins, 24, is from Portsmouth, works as a social media specialist at <a href="http://www.redrocketmedia.co.uk/">Red Rocket Media</a>, and posts on Twitter as <a href="https://twitter.com/simonjenkins09">@simonjenkins09</a>. He was present in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami, his experiences mirroring those portrayed in the film The Impossible. When the Guardian's David Cox wrote about the film this week, highlighting its "whitewashing" of events (as did <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2013/jan/03/reel-history-the-impossible">Alex von Tunzelmann's Reel History blog</a>), Simon took issue with some of the points raised, posting them in <a href="http://discussion.guardian.co.uk/comment-permalink/20342765">this comment</a>. We asked him to expand.</em></p><p>I must admit that when I heard a film about the Asian tsunami was being made, I was hesitant about going to see it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/jan/04/the-impossible-beautifully-accurate-film">Continue reading...</a>Action and adventureFilmCultureIndian Ocean tsunami 2004TsunamisWorld newsThe ImpossibleFri, 04 Jan 2013 16:27:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/jan/04/the-impossible-beautifully-accurate-filmPhotograph: Allstar/ENTERTAINMENT ONE/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarTrue to life … JA Bayona's The Impossible. Photograph: Allstar/Entertainment One/Sportsphoto LtdPhotograph: Allstar/ENTERTAINMENT ONE/Sportsphoto Ltd./AllstarTrue to life … JA Bayona's The Impossible. Photograph: Allstar/Entertainment One/Sportsphoto LtdSimon Jenkins2013-01-04T16:27:00ZThe Impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunamihttps://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/jan/03/reel-history-the-impossible
JA Bayona's disaster movie is accomplished, but overlooks the overwhelming majority of the 2004 disaster's victims<p><strong>Director: JA Bayona<br>Entertainment grade: B–<br>History grade: B+</strong></p><p>On 26 December 2004, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra. The resulting series of tsunamis killed an estimated 230,000 people, mostly in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, and displaced almost 1.7 million.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/jan/03/reel-history-the-impossible">Continue reading...</a>Ewan McGregorFilmCultureIndian Ocean tsunami 2004TsunamisWorld newsThu, 03 Jan 2013 10:53:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/jan/03/reel-history-the-impossiblePhotograph: PRThe Impossible: factually accurate, but ungenerousPhotograph: PRThe Impossible: factually accurate, but ungenerousAlex von Tunzelmann2013-01-03T10:53:56Z